Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Hedysarum lehmannianum Bunge trib. Hedysareae |
Bibliography | Beitr. Fl. Russl.: 102 (1852 |
Native Range | Central Asia to Afghanistan |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Description | appresed grey hirsute, leaflets 6-8 pairs, minute, obovate-elliptic, retuse, adaxially pubescent, flowers in capitate raceme, pod sericeous-lanate |
Size | 10-35cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Hedysarum pulchrum Nikitina |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) |